Skating exercise

Forward 3-turns run through a change of edge into a closed choctaw, and a 3-turn into a cross roll, across the full ice surface.

BIS Skills 6exercise 5In the syllabus both before and after 01/10/2026

Not checked yet. The requirements on this page are a first draft by a non-expert, and no coach has seen them yet. Read them as a starting point and check them with a coach. Corrections are very welcome.

The longest single phrase in the test: a 3-turn, then a change of edge on the foot the turn left you on, then a choctaw off the back of it. Three things that each need the body settled, run together with no glide between them.

The change of edge in the middle is doing the work everyone underestimates. It is what puts the skater onto the edge the choctaw needs, and it has to happen while the check from the turn is still being held. Do it early and the check breaks; do it late and the choctaw is placed off the lobe, which the second learning objective is pointing at when it asks for body position and edges in preparation for the choctaw.

It then does the same thing on the other foot and ends with a plain 3-turn. That reads like a formality. It is the last element after a full circuit of the rink, and a tired 3-turn is where the flow the outcome asks about becomes visible.

Elements

Right forward outside three turnRFO to RBI: half a turn into the circle, changing edge and staying on the same lobe.
Left forward outside three turnLFO to LBI: half a turn into the circle, changing edge and staying on the same lobe.
Right backward inside change of edgeRBI to RBO: the blade rolls across without turning, still travelling backwards, and the lobe reverses.
Left backward inside change of edgeLBI to LBO: the blade rolls across without turning, still travelling backwards, and the lobe reverses.
Right backward outside choctawRBO to LFI: a step onto the other foot, changing edge and reversing onto a new one. No cusp.
Left backward outside choctawLBO to RFI: a step onto the other foot, changing edge and reversing onto a new one. No cusp.
Right forward inside three turnRFI to RBO: half a turn into the circle, changing edge and staying on the same lobe.
Left forward inside three turnLFI to LBO: half a turn into the circle, changing edge and staying on the same lobe.
Right backward outside cross rollRBO to LBO: a step onto the other foot, still travelling backwards, and the lobe reverses.
Left backward outside cross rollLBO to RBO: a step onto the other foot, still travelling backwards, and the lobe reverses.
Left backward outside crossoverLBO to RBI: the free foot crosses in front of the skating foot onto the same lobe, still travelling backwards.
Right backward outside crossoverRBO to LBI: the free foot crosses in front of the skating foot onto the same lobe, still travelling backwards.

Not covered here

The three-part cluster of a 3-turn, a change of edge and a choctaw is listed as its three elements. The guide has no single page for it.

This page lists which elements the exercise calls for and what it is working on. It does not reproduce British Ice Skating's sequence, pattern or wording. For the exercise as published, go to their own document.